METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING A COAXIAL CABLE TO A THREADED MALE CONNECTING PORT
First Claim
1. An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable with a conductive sheath and a surrounding insulating jacket to a threaded male connecting port, the connecting assembly comprising:
- a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut assembly at the first end to threadably engage a threaded male connecting port, the tubular fitting further comprising a cylindrical connecting body for engaging a conductive sheath on a coaxial cable, the tubular fitting further comprising a sleeve assembly around the connecting body, the sleeve assembly and connecting body cooperatively defining a cable-engaging assembly and configured so that an insulating jacket on a coaxial cable operatively connected to the connecting assembly is captively located between the sleeve assembly and connecting body, the rotatable nut assembly having a first shoulder and the cable-engaging assembly having a second shoulder, the first and second shoulders selectively engageable to allow at least a part of the rotatable nut assembly to be pivoted around the central axis to bear the first shoulder against the second shoulder and thereby urge at least a part of the cable-engaging assembly in movement around the central axis.
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Abstract
An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable, with a conductive sheath and a surrounding insulating jacket, to a threaded male connecting port. The connecting assembly has a tubular fitting with a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends. The tubular fitting has a rotatable nut assembly at the first end to threadably engage a threaded male connecting port. The tubular fitting further has a cylindrical connecting body for engaging a conductive sheath on a coaxial cable. The tubular fitting further has a sleeve assembly around the connecting body. The sleeve assembly and connecting body cooperatively define a cable-engaging assembly and are configured so that an insulating jacket on a coaxial cable operatively connected to the connecting assembly is captively located between the sleeve assembly and connecting body. The rotatable nut assembly has a first shoulder and the cable-engaging assembly has a second shoulder. The first and second shoulders are selectively engageable to allow at least a part of the rotatable nut assembly to be pivoted around the central axis to bear the first shoulder against the second shoulder and thereby urge at least a part of the cable-engaging assembly in movement around the central axis.
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27 Claims
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1. An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable with a conductive sheath and a surrounding insulating jacket to a threaded male connecting port, the connecting assembly comprising:
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a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut assembly at the first end to threadably engage a threaded male connecting port, the tubular fitting further comprising a cylindrical connecting body for engaging a conductive sheath on a coaxial cable, the tubular fitting further comprising a sleeve assembly around the connecting body, the sleeve assembly and connecting body cooperatively defining a cable-engaging assembly and configured so that an insulating jacket on a coaxial cable operatively connected to the connecting assembly is captively located between the sleeve assembly and connecting body, the rotatable nut assembly having a first shoulder and the cable-engaging assembly having a second shoulder, the first and second shoulders selectively engageable to allow at least a part of the rotatable nut assembly to be pivoted around the central axis to bear the first shoulder against the second shoulder and thereby urge at least a part of the cable-engaging assembly in movement around the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 6. The assembly for connecting a coaxial cable to a threaded male connecting port according to claim 6 wherein the nut assembly is changeable from the first state into the second state by moving the rotatable part of the nut assembly axially relative to the cable-engaging assembly.
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21. An assembly for connecting a coaxial cable with a conductive sheath and a surrounding insulating jacket to a threaded male connecting port, the connecting assembly comprising:
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a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, nut means at the first end of the tubular fitting and having a rotatable part to threadably engage a threaded male connecting port, the nut means having a first state and a second state, first means on the tubular fitting to receive a coaxial cable at the second end of the tubular fitting and to electrically and mechanically connect to a coaxial cable directed into the second end of the tubular fitting, the nut means and first means cooperating to a) allow the nut means to pivot through 360°
around the central axis without thereby causing any part of the first means to pivot around the central axis with the nut means in the first state and b) cause a part of the first means to follow pivoting movement of the rotatable part of the nut means around the central axis with the nut means in the second state.
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22. A method of connecting a coaxial cable with a conductive sheath, a surrounding insulating jacket, and a core element to a threaded male connecting port, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a connecting assembly comprising a tubular fitting having a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, the tubular fitting comprising a rotatable nut assembly with a rotatable part at the first end of the tubular fitting, a cylindrical connecting body, and a sleeve assembly, with the sleeve assembly and connecting body cooperatively define a cable-engaging assembly;
directing the coaxial cable into the second end of the tubular fitting so that the tubular fitting and coaxial cable are in a first relative axial relationship wherein a part of the tubular fitting resides between the insulating jacket and the core of the coaxial cable; and
with the coaxial cable and tubular fitting in the first relative axial relationship, moving the coaxial cable and tubular fitting towards each other while turning the part of the tubular fitting around the central axis of the tubular fitting;
placing the coaxial cable and tubular fitting in an operative relative axial relationship;
electrically connecting the connecting body to the conductive sheath; and
threadably engaging the rotatable part of the rotatable nut assembly with the threaded male connecting port. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification